Pullstart 63,203 #26 Posted April 5, 2020 Barney fired right up after a winter’s nap! Time for tear down! 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #27 Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) I found @Sparky‘s post from making his tractor a round fender machine. I’ll be using my 552 project “Poppy” and the 753 leftovers for parts to make Jada’s “seat swap” a reality. Edited April 5, 2020 by pullstart 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 56,171 #28 Posted April 5, 2020 30 minutes ago, pullstart said: found @Sparky‘s post from making his tractor a round fender machine. You beat me to it. reading today's post that was the thread that came to mind. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #29 Posted April 6, 2020 I think I’m going to try drilling out the spot welds on these tabs and swap the entire back half, as I think they would have done in the factory during change overs. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #31 Posted April 6, 2020 While I putter with cutting and grinding... Grampa gave the girls some different go-kart tires to try... 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,550 #32 Posted April 6, 2020 Kevin. I think your doing it the right way, drilling out the spot welds and all. My way was the down and dirty method (sawzall and cutting wheel ) 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #33 Posted April 6, 2020 Finding the spot welds might be the hardest part! I wire brush a little, grind a little and feel a little for a clue as to where they are. A pilot drill, then a spot weld cutter are great tools. If you miss a spot weld, you know it. The center plug simply falls out! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,183 #34 Posted April 6, 2020 Pilot hole forthe spot weld cutter. Good idea. I'll have to remember that one. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #35 Posted April 6, 2020 It’s quite obvious that these were never intended to come apart again! I wonder if this bottom lip has any? I wonder how many are in this bottom lip? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #36 Posted April 6, 2020 Wow. Three tacks per tab, a weld to cut by the pillow block, then a spot weld every 1/2” or so on that bottom seam! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #37 Posted April 6, 2020 I’d like to say we’re halfway there, but I know that 1/32 is more like it... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #39 Posted April 6, 2020 I stand corrected, only 3 tacks on the front tab! I decided to drill then through, then fill the holes when I weld the pieces together. The two holes marked with an X had rust come through when I hit the center, a clear indication it wasn’t actually a welded spot. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #40 Posted April 6, 2020 And there we have an 845. Just like that. 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,065 #41 Posted April 6, 2020 Nice. How many projects you have actually together ? It appears, you working like a assembly line... i can‘t count that fast..🤔 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #42 Posted April 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, Tractorhead said: Nice. How many projects you have actually together ? It appears, you working like a assembly line... i can‘t count that fast..🤔 The girls have their projects with me when they’re in the shop, but I have Steve and some day back to the Dump truck 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 68,885 #43 Posted April 6, 2020 3 hours ago, pullstart said: some day back to the Dump truck Let's quit messing around and get back going on that, eh? 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #44 Posted April 6, 2020 The 753 rear ended and the 857 tower are different widths... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #45 Posted April 7, 2020 14 hours ago, pullstart said: The 753 rear ended and the 857 tower are different widths... Ok, scratch that. I was measuring inside vs outside, my mistake. All is well in the Pullstart garage, if only you can find what you’re working on! There are two active Wheel Horse projects, the dump box tractor and a go kart in one workspace. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #46 Posted April 7, 2020 This later model tower is much easier to separate! I have drilled 1/8” pilot holes halfway through, followed by 1/4”, followed by a small flat blade screwdriver and a hammer to tear the rest of the welds apart. It’s working quite well, but I’ll have to cut the welds on the lift arm block still. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #47 Posted April 7, 2020 Just a little cleanup work to do! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #48 Posted April 7, 2020 Like a glove! 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,203 #50 Posted April 7, 2020 I’m beginning to believe that the 1/2” high flange on the 753 box was part of the weld cell. I can’t see how it is able to fit together. I think I can grind a corner off the bottom of the two side tabs to slide it together and still be able to locate everything tightly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
